Originally Posted by dearmrman:
“Or maybe you could tell your son, that he has achieved his childhood dream, he has nothing left to prove as a racing driver...but by obtaining his dream he has neglected his wife and child, and now wants to be a husband and father and enjoy the quality of their company.”
Or he's realised that he just doesn't have it in him to compete - that's also not something to be ashamed of.
Let's be honest here - when you're competing against one of the best drivers on the grid, you have to constantly dig deep and work hard just to be on an even footing. And that's exactly what Nico has managed to do over the last three years of Merc being dominant. But for some people, there's only so much fight and drive in them and when they've won, it just leaves.
I don't think spending time with his family is the main reason for retiring - but I think it's definitely one of the benefits of getting out of the circus. He just gets to lead an ordinary (well...ordinary for the ultra rich) life and be a husband and father. I was thinking that this will be the first Christmas with his family where he can just pig out, eat what he wants stay up late, drink copious amount of wine and be free from the stress of prepping for next season.
Damn, that must feel good. I'll be he's sleeping like a baby tonight.